Houghton Lake

The Houghton Lake Level Control Structure was originally constructed in 1938.  The summer legal lake level is 1138.10 feet above mean sea level with winter lake level six inches or .5 ft below the summer lake level.

7- Day Interactive Graph

Gage Located on Control Structure

RESOURCES

• County Board & Gate Log.PDF

• Historic Data - USGS HOUGHTON LAKE NR HOUGHTON LAKE HEIGHTS, MI

• Houghton Lake Dam Inspection Report 2022.PDF

• Houghton Lake Level Control Special Engineering Investigation Reedsburg Dam.PDF

• Analysis of Wild Rice at Houghton Lake Michigan April 5 1995.PDF

• Houghton Lake Level Control Engineering Hydro (drawdown test) Jan.1954.PDF